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Thank You!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your help and support of my campaign over the past 10 months. Whether you contributed with your time, your dollars or your vote I sincerely appreciate it...
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After the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School
IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 12.19.2012 I found out about the shooting at Newtown, Connecticut in the mid-morning, that Friday, when I was in a foreign policy briefing. U.S. Rep.-elect Elizabeth Esty, the...
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Cartwright Picked to Serve on Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, December 20, 2012 SCRANTON, PA – The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee has announced the appointment of Congressman-elect Matt Cartwright to the Committee on...
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Cartwright selected president of freshman class by fellow Dems
From Times Leader, Andrew Seder, January 4, 2012 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, was selected as a Democratic Freshman class president this morning by his fellow freshmen Democrats....
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Cartwright Elected to Serve as Ranking Member of Economic Development...
WASHINGTON, DC – In a rare occurrence for a Congressional freshman, Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-17) was elected to serve as the Ranking Member of a Subcommittee Cartwright will serve on the...
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Proposed cuts will sting many in NEPA
By: Michael Sisak, Published: February 24, 2013 U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright doesn’t want to be home just now. Not this week. Not with the second fiscal crisis of his first two months threatening the...
View ArticleFederal Legislation Aims to Close “Fracking Loopholes”
MARCH 14, 2013 | 6:24 PM BY SUSAN PHILLIPS Pennsylvania Representative Matthew Cartwright (D-17) has introduced legislation to remove oil and gas industry exemptions from the federal Clean Air Act and...
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Cartwright leads cries against sequestration
By Jon O’Connell March 27. 2013 YATESVILLE — An audience shouted — “Stop the cuts now!”— and its members hoisted signs spelling out the same message during a Wednesday night demonstration regarding...
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Rep. Cartwright Puts the “Fightin’ 17th” on the Map!
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep Matt Cartwright had the opportunity to shine a bright light on Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District and he did just that. Cartwright was recently on The Colbert Report as a...
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Real deal on SS disability claims
On June 25, an AP story appeared in The Times-Tribune warning that the Social Security Administration is “approving disability benefits at strikingly high rates” and that “claims for benefits have...
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Voting his conscience, keeping his promises
BY BORYS KRAWCZENIUK Published: July 28, 2013 As he ran for Congress last year, Matt Cartwright pointedly said he would represent “the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party” if elected. Mr....
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All aboard rail service
By Congressman Matt Cartwright If you love history and trains, Railfest at Steamtown is a must-visit. As we celebrate “railroading’s past, present and future,” I can’t think of a better goal for...
View ArticleCartwright legislation part of appropriations bill
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright’s legislation to grant a 1 percent cost-of-living adjustment to 1,809 non-salaried Tobyhanna Army Depot employees and other blue-collar federal workers has been included in...
View ArticleTippacanoe and transparency, too
This month we honor two of the greatest American presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. And while nearly everyone is familiar with the accomplishments of these two giants of history,...
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Every American’s Eyes Should Be Smiling – About Our Great Nation of Immigrants By Congressman Matt Cartwright Today I, along with 34.5 million Americans of Irish descent, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day....
View ArticleHurting Americans Who Worked Hard, Played by the Rules
By Congressmen Matt Cartwright (PA-17) and Steven Horsford (NV-4) Since December 28, 2.3 million Americans have lost their unemployment insurance, with the expiration of the Emergency Unemployment...
View ArticleCongressman Cartwright introduces bill to force agencies to prepare for...
By Joe Sylvester, The Times-Leader Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright Friday announced he has introduced a bill to force federal government agencies to better prepare for extreme weather...
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Cartwright and Moylan Finalize Second Debate Scranton, PA – Congressional candidates U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright, and his Republican challenger, David Moylan, the Schuylkill County Coroner,...
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Cartwright says his bipartisanship getting things done By: Borys Krawczeniuk U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright said he deserves re-election because he’s become a leading freshman congressman who got a couple...
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